WHEREAS, The Uniform Fire Safety Act (P.L. 1983, c. 383) N.J.S.A.
52:27D-192 et seq. and the Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70-1 et seq.
are locally enforced in the Town of West New York; and
WHEREAS, currently the Town of West New York agency designated
as the local enforcing agency is the Fire Prevention Bureau of the
Town of West New York and the Department of Public Safety; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure the safety of its citizens, the
Town must ensure that means of egress from structures are not improperly
obstructed:
The means of egress from each part of a structure, including
exits, stairways, egress doors and any panic hardware installed thereon,
aisles, corridors, passageways and similar elements of the means of
egress, shall at all times be maintained in a safe condition and available
for immediate utilization and free of all obstructions. Security devices
affecting means of egress shall be subject to approval.